Algae on the glass

[chocolate98]

Hello I was wondering what are the best cleanup crew to eat away the algae on the glass and that they are reef safe? I tried those turbo snails but after a while they just die off so I was looking at a long term solution...

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[quarantasei]

Turbo snails dont die off so easily bro. How long have you kept it?

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[chocolate98]

For about 3-4 months I got those old turbo snails.....the guy that I bought them from said that the older ones are much more easy to adapt to the new environment in my tank

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[vincentwangz]

The best way is to clean off the algae using either an algae scraper or a magnet cleaner or a sponge. Algae eaters don't eat every algae and those that grow on glass are usually the red slime known as Cyanobacteria. Over time, you'll want to just clean it off rather than depend on algae eaters that move about randomly.

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[Jimmy75]

I do need to clean my glasses every 2-3 days...

[alvin]

How about trying a kole eye tang?

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[alvin]

Oh aplogies u mentioned clean up crew

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[Harlequinmania]

My abalone is very hard working cleaning up the glass. Maybe you can try also

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[Muhd Tirmidzi Algren]

Yup. Abalone!!! Non stop eating on glass.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Muhd Tirmidzi Algren

[chocolate98]

ouh okay thanks! but where to get an abalone?

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[JMW]

Do any of you all clean algae off your glass & notice that your SPS show feeding response after that with the cloudy water?

Well technically, it's a type of phytoplankton rite?

[tuajia]

ouh okay thanks! but where to get an abalone?

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Lol sorry I couldn't help it

But I heard some bros going to Sheng Shiong live seafood section to buy. I also saw a few at Coral Farm, but that was some time ago.

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[tuajia]

Do any of you all clean algae off your glass & notice that your SPS show feeding response after that with the cloudy water?

Well technically, it's a type of phytoplankton rite?

Not just sps, even my favites and sun coral get a reaction. I think as long there's something edible in the water, they will react. Sometimes when I blast dirt off the rock they also become excited

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[chocolate98]

HAHAHA the abalone premium grade

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[JMW]

Not just sps, even my favites and sun coral get a reaction. I think as long there's something edible in the water, they will react. Sometimes when I blast dirt off the rock they also become excited

 

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yeah when blasting detritus off the rocks, bacteria & micro fauna is cast into the water column where our corals can have buffet